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Introduction to Research Methods and Report Writing: A Practical Guide for Students and Researchers in Social Sciences and the Humanities is unavailable, but you can change that!

This book provides introductory materials on research methods and report writing that aim at guiding students and researchers towards effective research and reporting of their findings. Unlike the many volumes on research that are mostly theoretical, this book originated in the classroom and grew out of the students' own needs to design and conduct satisfactory research in order to meet academic...

our knowledge is incomplete and problems are waiting to be solved. We can address our incomplete knowledge and unsolved problems by asking relevant questions and then seeking answers through systematic research. We have many tools at our disposal to help us do these things—not only physical tools but also mental and social tools.” —Leedy & Ormrod, Practical Research, 1) INTRODUCTION WE LIVE IN A WORLD WHERE THERE are more questions than answers. We ask questions to almost everything around us. Some